Research and doctoral education at the Academy of Fine Arts
Our international community conducts artist- and art-based research in fine arts and educates artist-researchers who renew the arts.
Our international community conducts artist- and art-based research in fine arts and educates artist-researchers who renew the arts.
We are responsible for doctoral education and research in the Academy of Fine Arts. Our unit delineates and implements the research-oriented basic function of the Academy, which is to train artists and artist-researchers working in the field of fine arts, and to conduct research in this field. The term ‘fine arts’ here refers to the areas of contemporary art that are represented in the Academy of Fine Arts. Our research community is an academic community of doctoral candidates, teachers and researchers, along with administrative personnel. The Academy of Fine Arts conducts artistic research as well as research on contemporary art.
Specialist Michaela Bränn is the contact person for matters concerning research and publishing in the unit. Planning officer Ella Anttila is the contact person for matters concerning doctoral education in the unit.
We conduct artistic research and research on contemporary art. Read more about our researchers’ projects.
In January and February, the first full-scale exhibition of artistic research at the Academy of Fine Arts will take place in Kuva/Tila. The exhibition highlights the artistic and intellectual contribution of the research field and its connections to society.
The project funded by Kone Foundation (2021-2024) strengthens polyphony of urban space and thereby develops a more just city.
Find out more about the artistic research carried out in our unit.
Our annual Research Days are a forum for researchers, doctoral candidates and invited artists and researchers from both Finland and abroad.
The blog highlights the activities of the research unit and doctoral programme at the Academy of Fine Arts Helsinki.
Find our experts and graduate students.
The Academy of Fine Arts offers doctoral education that emphasises high-quality artistic work and related research in the field of fine arts.
Admissions results to the Academy of Fine Arts’, Theatre Academy’s and Sibelius Academy’s doctoral programmes.
Browse doctoral theses in fine art from our unit in Taju.
The list of thesis over the last 20 years.